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Listen on 17.2kHz for SAQ
The annual transmission on Alexanderson Day with the Alexanderson alternator on VLF 17.2kHz with the call sign SAQ will take place Sunday, 3 July at 0900UTC. Tuning up will start after 0830UTC. The process will be repeated at 1200UTC, with tuning up starting after 1130UTC. An amateur radio station with the call sign SK6SAQ will […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
American amateurs will have to continue renewing their licenses on a regular basis, after a petition for ‘lifetime’ licenses was denied. Last November Mark Krotz, N7MK, requested a change of the rules and the decision was announced on 21 June. The VP8STI DXpedition video has been uploaded to the Intrepid DX Group’s Vimeo page. Mike […]
Rallies and Events News – 26 June 2016
Today, 26 June, sees the West Of England Radio Rally at the Cheese and Grain, Bridge Street, Frome, Somerset BA11 1BE. The venue has car parking and disabled facilities. Doors are open from 10am to 2pm and admission is £3, with under 14s free. There will be trade stands and an RSGB book stall, There […]
DX News – 26 June 2016
Dave, FJ/W9DR and Tom, FJ/W9AEB will be operating from Saint Barthelemy Island, NA-146, until 29 June. Dave is on 6 metres only, doing CW/SSB with a 6m Beacon, and Tom is working on the 10 to 40m bands using CW and SSB. QSL via their home call signs. Harald, DF2WO will be active as D44TWO […]
Special Events News – 26 June 2016
GB0APS will be on the air next Saturday and Sunday from Leicester Vintage Festival for International Museums on the Air. Activity will be from noon to 5pm from Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Corporation Road, Leicester LE4 5PX. Also active next Saturday and Sunday for International Museums on the Air will be GB2FDH. It will be […]
Contest News – 26 June 2016
On Sunday, the 26th, the 50MHz CW contest takes place from 0900 to 1200UTC. This is a VHF Championship event. Using CW only on the 6m band, the exchange is RST, serial number and locator. Also today is the 70MHz Cumulative #4. Running from 1400 to 1600UTC, all modes are permitted and the exchange is […]
